...............what I noticed yesterday was how physically weak most of our team are. With the exception of Williams who is strong but clumsy ,we are constantly pushed off the ball. There was no desire yesterday ,no urgency in our play ,like the players have realised we're safe and that's enough.

Think we’ve been weak for ages.

Might be one of those things where you only remember your own failings and don’t notice the opposition’s but feels like we nearly always lose 50:50s.

Part of the reason why Lukaku and Barkley we’re frustrating as they’d only sparodically use their physique.

...............what I noticed yesterday was how physically weak most of our team are. With the exception of Williams who is strong but clumsy ,we are constantly pushed off the ball. There was no desire yesterday ,no urgency in our play ,like the players have realised we're safe and that's enough.

I know it’s the obvious thing to slate Schneiderlin but he deserves a mention on this.

There was a point yesterday in the first half when he went into a 50/50 to the right in the centre circle, as clear favourite, and got steamrollered due to a pathetic dangling of a leg and the crowd howled. Now I don’t know whether he’s soft in the head or just can’t be arsed anymore but he doesn’t deserve a place in the side at the minute if he’s not winning easy tackles or doing anything with the ball when he has it. Our central midfield is completely ineffectual on every level and is the basis of where we’re losing the battle, every game.

I know it’s the obvious thing to slate Schneiderlin but he deserves a mention on this.

There was a point yesterday in the first half when he went into a 50/50 to the right in the centre circle, as clear favourite, and got steamrollered due to a pathetic dangling of a leg and the crowd howled. Now I don’t know whether he’s soft in the head or just can’t be arsed anymore but he doesn’t deserve a place in the side at the minute if he’s not winning easy tackles or doing anything with the ball when he has it. Our central midfield is completely ineffectual on every level and is the basis of where we’re losing the battle, every game.

I know it’s the obvious thing to slate Schneiderlin but he deserves a mention on this.

There was a point yesterday in the first half when he went into a 50/50 to the right in the centre circle, as clear favourite, and got steamrollered due to a pathetic dangling of a leg and the crowd howled. Now I don’t know whether he’s soft in the head or just can’t be arsed anymore but he doesn’t deserve a place in the side at the minute if he’s not winning easy tackles or doing anything with the ball when he has it. Our central midfield is completely ineffectual on every level and is the basis of where we’re losing the battle, every game.

This has been a difficult decision and one not taken lightly. The Club is convinced the appointment of Silva was the right one and had it not been for the unwarranted approach by a Premier League rival for his services we would have continued to prosper under his leadership.

The catalyst for this decision is that unwarranted approach, something which the Board believes has seen a significant deterioration in both focus and results to the point where the long-term future of Watford FC has been jeopardised.

Nah. I can accept the confidence part when we’re talking about his safety first approach when on the ball but when you’re going into easy tackles and losing them or not tracking runners, regularly, that smacks of something deeper. Maybe he doesn’t want to be here, maybe he’s so mentally weak that he can’t be aggressive anymore, maybe it’s more deep rooted and he’s had his day now and he’s in decline as a footballer.... who knows but it’s painful to watch.

This has been a difficult decision and one not taken lightly. The Club is convinced the appointment of Silva was the right one and had it not been for the unwarranted approach by a Premier League rival for his services we would have continued to prosper under his leadership.

The catalyst for this decision is that unwarranted approach, something which the Board believes has seen a significant deterioration in both focus and results to the point where the long-term future of Watford FC has been jeopardised.

I didn't think he was a very good manager anyway, but that's pretty stupid, they're only 2 points behind us.